New York City Opera: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess


3h 2002

Brief Synopsis

The 1935 American classic opera by George Gershwin in collaboration with Ira Gershwin and DuBose and Dorothy Heyward tells of a love affair between an old beggar and a beauty from Catfish Row, a 1920s Charleston, South Carolina, slum.

Film Details

Also Known As
Live From Lincoln Center (03/20/02)
Release Date
2002

Technical Specs

Duration
3h

Synopsis

The 1935 American classic opera by George Gershwin in collaboration with Ira Gershwin and DuBose and Dorothy Heyward tells of a love affair between an old beggar and a beauty from Catfish Row, a 1920s Charleston, South Carolina, slum.

Crew

Danny Abelson

Writer

Alan Adelman

Consultant

Monserrate Alvarez

Hair Stylist

Juan A Barrera

Camera

Marc Bauman

Producer

Win Bernfeld

Camera

Laura Bickford

Lighting Director

Ginger Blake

Costume Supervisor

Martin Bookspan

Other

Alan Buchner

Video

Tom Carroll

Audio

Deborah Cavanaugh

Graphics

Andrew Chown

Assistant Director

Robert I Cohen

Production Manager

John R Cole

Segment Director

Jim Covello

Camera

Joe Cranzano

Makeup

James D'asaro

Production Supervisor

John Demain

Music Conductor

Gori Ellison

Other

Karen Federing

Stage Manager

John Feher

Camera

Jeanne Finnerty

Production Associate

Cheryl Fusco

Other

Joseph Gasperec

Effects Assistant

George Gershwin

Music

Ira Gershwin

Theme Lyrics

Chuck Giles

Technical Director

John Goberman

Producer

Frederick V Grzyb

Costume Supervisor

Jeff Harris

Lighting Director

Edward Heller

Music

Dorothy Heyward

Play As Source Material

Dorothy Heyward

Source Material (From Novel)

Dubose Heyward

Other

Dubose Heyward

Play As Source Material

James Holder

Wardrobe

Peggy Imbrie

Stage Manager

Abe Jacob

Sound Designer

Brady Jarvis

Lighting

Andrew Kazdin

Audio

Roddy Kinter

Segment Director

Cindy S Kubala

Wardrobe

Frank Lavaia

Carpenter

Thomas Maher

Electrician

Ed Mccarthy

Lighting Director

Karen Mclaughlin

Production Associate

John Meiklejohn

Camera

Thomas Molinelli

Makeup Artist

James O'brien

Other

Mike Phillips

Assistant Director

Nancy Potts

Costume Designer

Matty Randazzo

Video

Carl Samet

Assistant Producer

Douglas W Schmidt

Set Designer

Scott Schreck

Effects Assistant

Mark Schubin

Consultant

Louis Scumaci

Hair Stylist

Jim Scurti

Camera

Michael Shoskes

Audio

Leonard Simoncek

Property Master

Alan Skog

Production

David Smith

Camera

Larry Solomon

Camera

John Starmer

Effects Assistant

Rachel Stern

Stage Manager

Lauri Straney

Other

Peter Ten Haagen

Video

Tazewell Thompson

Production

Anna Turai

Production Associate

Ron Washburn

Camera

Gary Thor Wedow

Other

Susan Whelan

Stage Manager

Robert Wierzel

Lighting

Richie Wirth

Technical Director

Paul C York

Video

Film Details

Also Known As
Live From Lincoln Center (03/20/02)
Release Date
2002

Technical Specs

Duration
3h

Quotes

Trivia